Federal prosecutors say two men accused of leading a group suspected of smuggling 20,000 people without permanent U.S. legal status into the country from Guatemala have been arrested in Los Angeles.

Four men are facing federal charges, accused of smuggling thousands of people into the US from Guatemala in what officials call “one of the largest human smuggling rings in the nation.”

Federal agents announced four Guatemalan men have been charged in connection with the bust of an alleged human smuggling operation in Los Angeles.

Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph McNally called the criminal network "one of the largest human smuggling rings in the nation," on Monday.

La red criminal fue responsable de la muerte de siete inmigrantes sin estatus legal —incluido un niño de 4 años

Federal law enforcement in Los Angeles Monday announced charges against four people suspected of smuggling about 20,000 undocumented immigrants from Guatemala to the United States.

The twisted group lured migrants from Guatemala for $15,000 to $18,000 and handed them off to smugglers in Mexico who would bring them into the US.

As a teen, Jefri Lindo trekked across L.A. on buses looking for work. He was brewing a future as the co-owner of Ülëw Coffee and Juice.

Federal officials in Los Angeles announced charges on Monday against four men accused of leading "one of the largest human smuggling organizations in the United States," the U.S. attorney ​says.

The group is accused of holding individuals hostage, threatening violence, and being responsible for a fatal car crash in Oklahoma in 2023, which resulted in seven deaths, including three minors.

The group specialized in smuggling immigrants from Guatemala into the US through ... houses throughout the United States, including Los Angeles,” McNally said. “Those who did not pay their ...

Prosecutors claimed that the organization transported about 20,000 people into Los Angeles and Phoenix from ... smuggling of illegal immigrants from Guatemala to the United States